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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Longest word
deputized
9 letters
Top scorer
deputized
16 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.5
letters per word

Words by length

Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.

4 letters
10
5 letters
7
6 letters
11
7 letters
4
8 letters
1
9 letters
1

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
8
9
Σ
D
3
2
1
1
1
8
E
1
2
3
P
2
4
3
3
12
T
3
3
3
9
Z
1
1
2
Σ
10
7
11
4
1
1
34

Two-letter pairs

The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.

D
de 2di 6
E
ed 3
P
pe 3pi 8pu 1
T
te 1ti 7tu 1
Z
zi 2

All 34 answers

170 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
deputizepangram15
deputizedpangram16
died1
diet1
dieted6
dipped6
ditz1
dizzied7
eddied6
edit1
edited6
peptide7
petit5
petite6
pied1
pipe1
piped5
pipet5
pipette7
pipit5
pitied6
pitted6
puttied7
tepid5
tide1
tided5
tidied6
tied1
tipi1
tipped6
tippet6
tutti5
zipped6
ziti1
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